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  2. Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 - Wikipedia

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    The policy put out by the United States Department of Labor states it is illegal for employees "to manufacture, distribute, dispense or have in possession prohibited controlled substances" [4] Under the law, any employer in a covered industry such as federal contracting, trucking, or oil and gas must develop and enforce a policy on drug use in ...

  3. Crack cocaine - Wikipedia

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    Crack users tend to smoke the drug because that has a higher bioavailability than other routes typically used for drugs of abuse, such as insufflation. Crack has a melting point of around 90 °C (194 °F), [1] and the smoke does not remain potent for long. Therefore, crack pipes are generally very short, to minimize the time between evaporating ...

  4. Drug policy - Wikipedia

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    Drug policies are usually aimed at combatting drug addiction or dependence addressing both demand and supply of drugs, as well as mitigating the harm of drug use, and providing medical assistance and treatment. Demand reduction measures include voluntary treatment, rehabilitation, substitution therapy, overdose management, alternatives to ...

  5. Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 - Wikipedia

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    The Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100–690, 102 Stat. 4181, enacted November 18, 1988, H.R. 5210) is a major law of the War on Drugs passed by the U.S. Congress which did several significant things: Created the policy goal of a drug-free America; Established the Office of National Drug Control Policy; [2] and

  6. Drug overdose - Wikipedia

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    A drug overdose (overdose or OD) is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Typically the term is applied for cases when a risk to health is a potential result. [ 2 ]

  7. Project Prevention - Wikipedia

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    Project Prevention (formerly Children Requiring a Caring Kommunity or CRACK) is an American non-profit organization that pays drug addicts cash for volunteering for long-term birth control, including sterilization. Originally based in California and now based in North Carolina, the organization began operating in the United Kingdom in 2010.

  8. Drug policy of California - Wikipedia

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    Public intoxication on alcohol is often not prosecuted and the offender is released after sobering up in jail. Sometimes, depending on criminal history, those convicted of public intoxication may serve very small jail sentences. The Department of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) is the Californian authority over alcohol licenses in the state. [2]

  9. Substance-related disorder - Wikipedia

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    The drugs used are often associated with levels of substance intoxication that alter judgment, perception, attention and physical control, not related with medical effects. It is often thought that the main used substances are illegal drugs and alcohol ; however it is becoming more common that prescription drugs and tobacco are a prevalent problem.